Shengxian Purple Sand

Shengxian Purple Sand

　　Product Name: Shengxian Purple Sand

　　Product Origin: Shengxian

　　Product Category: Handicraft

　　Product Features: Soft as cotton, sticky as glue, highly malleable, and with good permeability. The colors presented are red without being gaudy, purple without being vulgar, yellow without being tacky, green without being immature, and black without being murky—vibrant and rich, yet classic and vintage. Renowned both domestically and internationally for its wide variety, innovative designs, elegant coloring, and exquisite craftsmanship.

　　Product Introduction: Shengxian Purple Sand is made from a locally unique non-metallic mineral—fine pottery clay—which undergoes careful selection, refining, and precision shaping. It is then fired at temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees Celsius. The entire production process includes clay refining, mold-making, carving, and firing, with mold-forming being the core technique. Shengxian Purple Sand is famous at home and abroad for its wide variety, innovative designs, elegant coloring, and exquisite craftsmanship. Orders have been placed by all 29 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China (except Tibet and Taiwan). Merchants from over 10 countries and regions, including Europe, America, Singapore, and Hong Kong and Macau, place regular orders year after year. Since 1979, Shengxian Purple Sand has won the Provincial Light & Textile Industry “Four New” Products Award five times; in 1984, its purple sand flower pots and teapots were awarded the Provincial Quality Product Prize, ranking among the top in Zhejiang Province.

　　Product Anecdote: Mr. Sha Menghai, a renowned Chinese calligrapher, was highly impressed upon seeing Shengxian Purple Sand. He gladly picked up his brush and inscribed the four large characters: “Shengxian Purple Sand.”